Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Niantic had a population of 639 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Niantic had a population of 647 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Niantic, with the one closest to Niantic listed first.
- Illiopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harristown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wyckles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wyckles is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckles
- Warrensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Latham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bearsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lanesville is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Blue Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forsyth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bolivia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grove City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Mount Pulaski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turpin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chestnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cornland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Emery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Niantic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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